Orioles acquire pitcher Alec Asher from Phillies (O's win 5-4)

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP

Score: Orioles 5, Braves 4

Recap: Wade Miley allowed one run and five hits in four innings, with one walk and four strikeouts. ... Ryan Flaherty gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the second with a two-out triple that scored Caleb Joseph, who singled. ... Pedro Álvarez delivered a two-run single in the third off left-hander Jaime García. ... Cedric Mullins, in his first at-bat, had an RBI double in the seventh inning after Chris Dickerson walked and stole second base. ... Mychal Givens tossed a scoreless fifth and Oliver Drake followed with two scoreless frames. ... Jimmy Yacabonis gave up back-to-back walks and a two-run double to Matt Tuiasosopo to start the bottom of the eighth. Dylan Moore then hit an RBI single to tie the game at 4-4. ... Austin Hays had an RBI infield hit in the top of the ninth for a 5-4 lead. ... Stefan Crichton earned his fourth save of the spring with a scoreless bottom frame.

Need to know: Miley threw 64 pitches, 43 for strikes. ... Craig Gentry walked in the first inning and stole his sixth base, doubled and scored in the third, and walked and stole his seventh base in the fifth. ... Hyun Soo Kim threw out Freddie Freeman trying to stretch a single into a double in the first. ... Kim went 1-for-3 with an infield hit against García ... Kurt Suzuki worked Miley for a nine-pitch walk in the second. ... Rule 5 pick Aneury Tavárez stole his team-leading eighth base.

On deck: Wednesday at Rays in Port Charlotte, 1:05 p.m.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Orioles just increased their pitching depth by acquiring right-hander Alec Asher from the Phillies for a player to be named later or cash.

Asher goes on the 40-man roster, which is now full.

Asher, 25, has gone 32-33 with a 3.39 ERA in 110 career minor league games (89 starts). He made five starts with the Phillies last season and went 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA - allowing seven earned runs over 27 2/3 innings.

A fourth-round pick of the Rangers in 2012, Asher also was 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA in four starts with Triple-A Lehigh Valley last season. He allowed five earned runs in 29 2/3 innings.

The Lakeland, Fla. native went 0-6 with a 9.31 ERA in seven starts with the Phillies in 2015. He was involved in the trade that sumer that brought pitcher Cole Hamels to the Rangers.

On June 16, 2016, Asher was suspended for 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy after testing positive for the steroid chlorodehydromethyltestosterone.

Asher underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow when he was 14, so he got that surgery out of the way early.

As for today's game, Mychal Givens tossed a scoreless fifth inning and Oliver Drake allowed two hits in two scoreless innings, but Jimmy Yacabonis surrendered a two-run double to Matt Tuiasosopo in the eighth to cut the Orioles' lead to 4-3.

Cedric Mullins delivered an RBI double in the seventh after Chris Dickerson walked and stole second base.

Update: Asher has two minor league options.

"Asher is a solid major league pitcher who our scouts have liked for a few seasons that we believe will help our club this season," executive vice president Dan Duquette wrote in a text message. "Good size, three major league pitches and command of himself and his pitches."

We're tied 4-4 in the ninth after Yacabonis gave up three runs.

Update II: Austin Hays' infield hit with two outs in the ninth scored Adrian Marin and gave the Orioles a 5-4 lead.